And we're off

Huzza! I've finally started my blog! I had every expectation to launch on May 1st so I could join in with #WeblogPoMo2024 but alas I decided to spend the last two weeks faffing around trying out different blogging platforms, choosing colours, building themes and deciding on what to call it. As you can see, despite all the fantastic names I considered, I settled on the imaginatively titled "Gareth's Blog" which really is imaginative because my name is Bernard. Joking of course, it's actually Ian.

I decided to start a blog because I find it fun. People say you should write for yourself and not for other people. However, it makes me happy writing for other people so in a way I am writing for myself.
 
If you've read the description of my blog you'll see that I plan to cover all manner of exciting topics. One day I may be posting about my favourite car colours and the next I may give my thoughts on Macbeth (ok, that one's highly unlikely). It also reminds me of the early 00s when blogs and personal websites were all the rage and when it truly felt magical to publish something on to the World Wide Web for millions of people to see... over a laboriously slow dial up connection of course.

I've got loads of thoughts and ideas I am looking forward to sharing. I just hope I avoid the blogger's curse with all the great ideas suddenly drying up! I'll just post about whatever random thoughts I have so I should hopefully have no shortage of things to talk about!

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